Ever heard someone say this? \u201cUNDER the circumstances, I\u2019m making it\u201d? You\u2019ve also probably heard someone say: \u201cI\u2019m UNDER so much pressure with this project\u201d. If that\u2019s our response, in any case, it\u2019s time for us to get out FROM UNDER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I loved this photo of the dog under the bed. He was probably hiding because of stormy weather or he might have been in trouble. In either case…..he was UNDER his circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In our early years of marriage, my relentless husband worked several jobs to help us make ends meet. He didn\u2019t complain about working hard. It seemed the harder he worked, the more gratifying it was for him. I heard him often declare, \u201cI perform better UNDER pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And pressure is what came his way. Ugh! Pressure to succeed. Pressure to look the best and be the best and achieve the most. Stress and pressure were holding his hand and they were taking him \u201cUNDER\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along the way, he had an \u201caha\u201d moment and realized declaring \u201cunder pressure\u201d was adding to the “pressure”. I think one of the most significant moments in his life was that \u201caha\u201d moment when he changed that thinking, talking, AND living. His new mode of operation was “low pressure — HIGH impact”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those of us who are people of God and know Him in a personal way, should never be declaring \u201cI am under\u2026..!\u201d We should be declaring \u201cI am ABOVE and not beneath ANYTHING!\u201d How is that possible? Deuteronomy 28:13 tells us how!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you only will be ABOVE, and you will not be UNDERNEATH….. IF YOU listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully.\u201d Aw! Listening and obeying God’s commandments takes us OVER life’s stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THAT picture changed everything about the way my sweetheart saw himself. He no longer spoke \u201cpressure\u201d over himself. He started speaking freedom and overcoming pressure with common sense approach to life. He began to release the pressures that kept him \u201cunder the circumstances\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a \u201ccome to Jesus\u201d moment when we realized that the biggest house, the newest car, and the unnecessary stuff were adding to the pressure. We re-evaluated what was most important in our lives. And, when we made new and better choices \u2013 we experienced new freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus was victorious OVER the enemy through His death and resurrection. He was victorious OVER all the powers of darkness. Now we have the victory and the power to OVERCOME because He lives in us. We never have to be “under\u201d anything again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 John 4:4 says: \u201cLittle children, you are from God and have OVERCOME them, for He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What pressures are you facing today? What\u2019s keeping you up at night? \u201cWhen the cares of my heart are many, Your consolations cheer my soul,\u201d writes the psalmist in Psalm 94:19. We all know that this life is filled with pressure. But, Jesus said, \u201cIn the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.\u201d (John 16:33). Thank You, Jesus! Because of Your sacrifice, we overcome, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, let\u2019s give our pressures to Him. Let\u2019s refuse to be UNDER. If need be, we re-evaluate those things that present us with added pressure. With God\u2019s wisdom fully alive in us, I pray for a solid breakthrough to the OVER-coming life of abundance that Christ gave us when He carried the greatest pressure on the cross for us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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